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<em>The year is 2025. A woman takes one last bite of toast and swig of OJ before heading out the door. She slides into her autonomous car and tells it to head for the office. This businesswoman settles in, glancing at her tablet for the morning news as the car pulls into the street. A green light — the car proceeds through the intersection. Just then, a ball bounces onto the road and a child darts into traffic to retrieve it — too little too late. The car’s onboard computer quickly calculates a crash is imminent. There are two outcomes. The car can try to slow, but will hit and kill the child. Or the car can swerve to avoid the child, but will ram into the median and kill its passenger. What should the car do? Save the woman who purchased the car or the innocent child?</em>